Recipe Sifter

Onion and Swiss cheese quiche in a flaky homemade soda water crust with a rich egg and cream custard seasoned with nutmeg. Made entirely from scratch.

Rich Portuguese chickpea soup partially pureed for creamy body, studded with browned pepperoni, stir-fried spinach, potatoes, thyme, and coriander. A hearty, layered bowl.

Eye-catching pinwheel cookies made from cocoa-rich chocolate dough, shaped with corner-cut slits and filled with a sweet cream cheese and coconut center topped with chopped nuts. A stunning cookie tray showpiece.

Frozen lemon cream pie with a graham cracker crust, fluffy egg whites, and real whipped cream. Just 5 ingredients and no baking needed for this icy, tart-sweet summer dessert.

Slow cooker chickpea stew with carrots, tomatoes, and warm North African spices served over couscous. A dump-and-go crockpot meal with cumin, turmeric, and cinnamon.

Creamy New York-style cheesecake with sieved cottage cheese and cream cheese, sour cream, and a slow oven-cool method that prevents cracking.

Bread machine naan: yogurt-enriched Indian flatbread baked in a screaming-hot oven for puffy, blistered rounds brushed with butter and topped with onion. The home-kitchen cheat for restaurant naan without a tandoor.

Dessert pizza topped with homemade pistachio custard cream and fresh fruit. A from-scratch pistachio milk custard spread over a baked pizza shell.

Iwitma palaaw is a Central Asian garbanzo pilaf with browned lamb, slow-cooked onions, carrots, chickpeas and barberries layered under steam-cooked rice. A traditional plov-style feast dish for ten.

Two-layer molded gelatin salad with lime Jell-O and cucumber on the bottom and a cranberry-cabbage layer on top. Vintage chilled appetizer with retro charm.

Homemade onion sandwich buns with sauteed onions, whole wheat flour, maple syrup, and thyme. Hearty, slightly sweet rolls perfect for burgers and pulled pork.

Kiwifruit sorbet made without an ice cream machine using a freeze-beat-refreeze method. A bright green, tangy frozen dessert with lemon juice and corn syrup for smooth scooping.

Pillowy key lime pie: tangy real-key-lime custard filling on a pie shell, crowned with a tall, glossy baked meringue. The classic Florida Keys dessert done properly.

Shoko is a West African beef and spinach stew slow-simmered with tomatoes, onions, green pepper, ginger, and cayenne. Hearty, warming, and served over boiled rice after three hours of cooking.

Ragout de boulettes: Quebec-style pork meatball stew with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a browned flour gravy. A traditional French-Canadian holiday dish.

Pan-seared chicken breasts crusted with cracked peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaf, finished with a white wine pan sauce. Bold flavor from a simple herb-pepper blend.